Windflaw
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɪndflɔː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Windflaw is a noun meaning A sudden, strong current of wind; flaw.
Meaning
A sudden, strong current of wind; flaw.
Example Sentences
The smoke seemed to cover them all halfway to the house, but then it twisted away on a windflaw and lifted like a stage curtain.
The front of the wind on the water was a solid, sharply defined strip of dark-coloured, wind-vexed water. In advance of this strip, like skirmishers, were flashes of windflaws.
Word Forms
- windflaws
Synonyms for windflaw
Depending on context, synonyms include gust.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flaw, windblast, blast, gust, blow, stormwind.
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